Bob Stem, the winningest football coach in Phillipsburg High School history, is expected to announce his retirement at a scheduled news conference 2 o'clock Thursday at the Phillipsburg Commerce Center building.

Phillipsburg compiled a 9-2 record this season under Stem, including a 3-0 overtime victory over Easton on Thanksgiving Day.

Stem, 72, was a star center at Phillipsburg High School in the late 1950s and proceeded to have a stellar career at Syracuse University.